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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 4, 2009 -> 09:15 AM) Its the same coverage that happens every cycle. When the President starts making tons of appearances on behalf of someone, and it doesn't payoff, people are going to ask if it is an indictment of the relative popularity of the President. Wait until 2010. Federal midterms are a different story though. Undoubtedly the Dems will lose seats (not necessarily the majority), that's pretty common.

I think the media is reading way too much into this. Local elections aren't the same as national electiosn.

I think I said that, not sure if it was on here or not.

Alternate versions of reality (i.e., lies) don't stop them. As an example, look at all the Republicans who have never been anywhere close to the military but endlessly cheer on wars (Giuliani, Romney, Thompson, Cheney, too many more to name), and at the same time Demorats who are honest-to-god veterans and/or war heroes that have opposed wars in various forms (Murtha, Kerry, Carter, Gore, Dukakis, etc. and I'll even throw in H.W. Bush) are sissies and cowards.

When I do see those ads I really have to wonder if the people who made/support them have ever met a single gay person in their life.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 3, 2009 -> 06:35 PM) I thought it was almost 2000 pages? I just gave a random 4-digit number, I actually don't know if the Constitution is 14 pages either but the point remains. I've written documents at work that are longer than the Constitution, apparently.

Yes, that is on par with a co-worker saying "the Constitution is 14 pages and this healthcare bill is 1100 pages" as if he was making a point.

QUOTE (Soxy @ Nov 3, 2009 -> 03:19 PM) My favorite was: Joe Biden gives Barack Obama a doob. Gibbs: I give up. Joe Biden gives Robert Gibbs a hug. Mine was the one where Hillary Clinton said "you know people can see this, right?" I forget which one it is, there's like 8.

I can't really make an accurate comparison here since it just seems so obvious. Who would you rather have, Jermaine Dye or Nick Markakis?

QUOTE (Soxy @ Nov 3, 2009 -> 02:52 PM) I read them just for Joe Biden's contributions. Hilarious. Those are my favorite parts. Edward Kennedy: Ooooo look at me, I'm Ted Kennedy Robert Gibbs: God dammit Joe, is that you? Edward Kenedy: Um, who's Joe? Robert Gibbs: My office. Now. (paraphrased)

I mean, she is going to pay me back, I'm not even concerned about that. It's how she's acting like she is too guilty to talk to me. What the f***.

My friend owes me about 200 bucks and hasn't paid me back yet, so her way of dealing with this is to not respond to any of my texts or IMs (that have nothing to do with the money she owes). God I f***ing hate when people do that.

The latest from Barack Obama's Facebook news feed: http://www.slate.com/id/2234008/ These are hilarious if you follow them.

Since when is NSS a Dem?

QUOTE (GoodAsGould @ Nov 2, 2009 -> 01:15 PM) You must of forgot week 1 when we played the Packers, their O-Line is probably the only one in the league that is worse than the Bears. It is kinda sad because both teams could definitely be playoff calibur if they had avg. to above avg. O-Lines. That was mostly because of Barbre's suckitude, hasn't he been benched? Barbre was Ogunleye's b**** for most of that game.

Yeah that makes much more sense now. It looked like a random Youtube video with no point to it at first.

I thought the age of consent in IL is 17. I could be wrong.

QUOTE (Controlled Chaos @ Nov 2, 2009 -> 02:11 PM) Well I also posted this on my FB page...and got my first dissenter: Here ya go... I fall in the against column. I see nothing wrong with trying to encourage kids to tell their parents, but to make a blanket law that they HAVE to tell the parents is bad. There are so many different situations where that's bad. The abusive parent, the super religious parent, the rapist parent. And what parent is required? Step? Foster? Dcfs if they are a ward? Education (not abstinence only) education education is the key. And for parents, communication with your child is key. Start early, use the correct terminology, and talk about sex even if you don't think they are listening to you. In all of those situations you really have far bigger problems that this law would be irrelevant to.

I don't really see what's so divisive about it, just seeing it on its face. I'm not a pro-lifer and I think this is an entirely reasonable law, unlike the crazy-assed laws they have in Oklahoma where they publish your address and s***.

Attack what he's saying... not him or his motives.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Nov 2, 2009 -> 11:06 AM) Dude's been a poster boy for the tinfoil hat association with his opinions expressed in here. Whether this is true or not, that's a borderline personal attack.

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 2, 2009 -> 10:33 AM) blah blah blah let's coddle Y2HH some more, his opinions seem worth it. Cmon. Not necessary.

Hey BigSqwert - you asked about Great American Hypocrites, assuming you're a fan of Greenwald's blogs, you'll like it. Sure it's biased and he writes in this harsh tone towards Republicans but that's the point of the book and I don't mind that, because on his blog he spends a lot of time ripping Democrats too for the same reasons so he's intellectually honest. I'm only in chapter 1 though, I didn't know John Wayne was a draft-dodger, who had no problem calling other people who didn't support war cowards later in life. He sets up the rest of his book this way.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Nov 2, 2009 -> 09:28 AM) Eh, eh, f*** you, you uppity mother f***er.

QUOTE (Ozzie Ball @ Nov 1, 2009 -> 11:53 PM) 1. Nix can and does steal bases. 2. Stolen bases aren't that important especially not in replacement for OBP or SLG. The second statement is a fallacy and it contributes to the stereotype that "statheads" think stolen bases are worthless. Stolen bases DO matter, and a player that can steal bases DOES have value IF said player steals at an acceptable rate. No they do not replace OBP or SLG but nobody is saying they do either (especially OBP) so nobody should be trying to argue against a point that's never made.